From the time of European colonization, all agriculture and cattle ranch activities in the Amazon region and other South American lands have relied on deforestation and indiscriminate use of fire [50,57,58] brought by the new settlers who did not adopt the sustainable Indigenous fire practices. ...
At the time of the visit this facility was not working. In addition, a solar lighting and diesel system installed at the school were also inoperable. As with the SHS, the expectations were for the villagers to develop a similar fund to offset operating costs. Sixty adults in the community ...